Bessent Set to Miss Key US-South Korea Trade Talks This Week (2)

A high-level trade meeting between South Korea and the US this week has been postponed after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became unavailable due to a scheduling conflict, South Korea’s Finance Ministry said Thursday.

The so-called “2+2” dialogue, originally scheduled for Friday, was expected to bring together top finance and trade officials from both nations, involving Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korea’s Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo.

While the full-format meeting has been pushed back, Yeo and Greer still plan to meet this week, South Korea’s trade ministry said, without specifying the exact ...